Border Patrol (US) May 14, 2026 U.S. Border Patrol Chief Resigns in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Resigns in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown. See more
Cuba May 14, 2026 CIA director has met officials in Havana for talks, Cuba claims Visit comes after US-Cuba relations deteriorated significantly, with Washington imposing a fuel blockade on the island in JanuaryCIA director John Ratcliffe... CIA director has met officials in Havana for talks, Cuba claims Visit comes after US-Cuba relations deteriorated significantly, with Washington imposing a fuel blockade on the island in JanuaryCIA director John Ratcliffe... Share
Blakey May 14, 2026 G. Robert Blakey Dies at 90; Drafted the RICO Anti-Racketeering Statute He was also the chief counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s and spent years as a Notre Dame law professor. G. Robert Blakey Dies at 90; Drafted the RICO Anti-Racketeering Statute He was also the chief counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s and spent years as a Notre Dame law professor. Share
United States Politics and Government May 14, 2026 Vance Blames Democrats as U.S. Halts Some Medicaid Payments, Claiming Fraud Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine for a speech, making a midterm election pitch that only Republicans could root out fraud in public benefits. Vance Blames Democrats as U.S. Halts Some Medicaid Payments, Claiming Fraud Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine for a speech, making a midterm election pitch that only Republicans could root out fraud in public benefits. Share
Data Centers May 14, 2026 Is Musk Running an Illegal Power Plant? The D.O.J. Says It Might Weigh In. In a court filing, the administration signaled support for Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company in a lawsuit challenging xAI’s generators at a huge Mi... Is Musk Running an Illegal Power Plant? The D.O.J. Says It Might Weigh In. In a court filing, the administration signaled support for Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company in a lawsuit challenging xAI’s generators at a huge Mi... Share
Cannes film festival May 14, 2026 Parallel Tales review – Isabelle Huppert pens furtive sexual fantasy for Vincent Cassel in Asghar Farhadi’s latest Cannes film festival: Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi returns to France with this intriguing middleweight meta-drama featuring a cameo from Catherine DeneuveAs... Parallel Tales review – Isabelle Huppert pens furtive sexual fantasy for Vincent Cassel in Asghar Farhadi’s latest Cannes film festival: Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi returns to France with this intriguing middleweight meta-drama featuring a cameo from Catherine DeneuveAs... Share
Brazil May 14, 2026 Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful, caught on tape asking banker for millionsFlávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing pres... Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful, caught on tape asking banker for millionsFlávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing pres... Share
Louisiana May 14, 2026 Louisiana senate passes bill to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional districts If state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional majoritySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailOn... Louisiana senate passes bill to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional districts If state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional majoritySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailOn... Share
US supreme court May 14, 2026 Supreme court allows abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail Louisiana had sued the FDA in a bid to curtail the regulatory agency’s rules on prescribing mifepristone remotelySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter... Supreme court allows abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail Louisiana had sued the FDA in a bid to curtail the regulatory agency’s rules on prescribing mifepristone remotelySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter... Share
Water May 14, 2026 River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water qualityThe first designated bathing water area on the River... River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water qualityThe first designated bathing water area on the River... Share
Immigration and asylum May 14, 2026 UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims seeking asylum Council of Europe members plan to change interpretation of rights laws to make it easier to deport peopleKeir Starmer’s government has been accused of trying... UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims seeking asylum Council of Europe members plan to change interpretation of rights laws to make it easier to deport peopleKeir Starmer’s government has been accused of trying... Share
Eurovision 2026 May 14, 2026 Eurovision 2026: Delta Goodrem sends Australia to the grand final with note-perfect performance There was wind, there was fire, there was Goodrem’s remarkable upper-range – resulting in a refreshingly self-assured offering from Australia‘Sung by a silve... Eurovision 2026: Delta Goodrem sends Australia to the grand final with note-perfect performance There was wind, there was fire, there was Goodrem’s remarkable upper-range – resulting in a refreshingly self-assured offering from Australia‘Sung by a silve... Share
World news May 14, 2026 Photo of US-China delegation criticized over absence of women: ‘masculine, militarized and exclusionary’ ‘Backward’ photo panned for display of patriarchy, signaling that ‘women’s voices don’t matter in shaping global order’By the time Donald Trump and Xi Jinpin... Photo of US-China delegation criticized over absence of women: ‘masculine, militarized and exclusionary’ ‘Backward’ photo panned for display of patriarchy, signaling that ‘women’s voices don’t matter in shaping global order’By the time Donald Trump and Xi Jinpin... Share
